According to multiple sources (including Peter Gammons) the Detroit Tigers have ironed out a trade with the Florida Marlins that will bring them Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis In return, the Marlins will be getting three minor league prospects as well as Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller, and catcher Mike Rabelo.
As mentioned earlier, Maybin and [...]

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Before anyone gets too excited let me mention this one is probably third or fourth hand information and we all know how accurate these rumors are anyway. With that having been said, there are apparently rumors floating around that, best I can tell, originated from a writer for the Dallas Morning News. The rumor has [...]

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Steve Phillips checks in from the winter meetings with this tidbit:
There are rumblings that the Pirates could trade left fielder Jason Bay to the Indians for catcher Kelly Shoppach and left-hander Cliff Lee
At first blush I’d have to say that deal favors the Indians considerably. While Bay hit a career low .247 last year, he’s [...]

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ESPN.com’s Keith Law is reporting that the Tampa Bay Rays have sent Elijah Dukes to the Washington Nationals for a player to be named. I realize Dukes has been a huge distraction and apparently has some serious problems with controlling his temper but the Nats could be getting a HUGE bargain here. Dukes hit only [...]

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The Chicago Tribune is reporting that both the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox enter the Winter Meetings in search of an outfield bat. With Carl Crawford no longer available and Coco Crisp tied up in Johan Santana trade possibilities, that leaves both teams looking at possible Japanese import Kosuke Fukudome for help in [...]

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Pardon me for a moment while I bask in the glory that has been this hot stove season so far. We’ve got All Stars’ names being thrown around in trade talk as if they were minor leaguers. We’ve got tons of players with no-trade clauses, we’ve got the Mitchell report waiting in the wings, and [...]

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